As we reach the halfway stage of Euro 2016 qualifying, England already look assured of their place at the finals whilst the other home nations, particularly Northern Ireland, have all impressed and are still within a shout of qualifying.
The increased size of the finals mean that smaller nations have more to play for and that has resulted in some very exciting matches already and we’ve got seven BTTS tips for you as the road to France continues.
Friday 27th March 2015
- Slovakia v Luxembourg (21/10 with Sky Bet) – Slovakia, whilst far from being a European powerhouse, should have more than enough about them to get past Luxembourg. However the Red Lions scored quite a few in 2014 and if that run can continue BTTS could be a very shrewd bet at nice odds.
Saturday 28th March 2015
- Kazakhstan v Iceland (13/10 with Coral) – Kazakhstan are another nation who have scored quite a few recently and although Iceland are an up and coming nation with plenty of attacking talent amongst their ranks, this could be a game that produces at least a goal for each of the sides.
- Israel v Wales (6/5 with Coral) – Both of these sides have scored plenty of goals lately and Israel impressively beat Bosnia 3-0 recently and they are particularly impressive at home. However, Wales will know that a win will be very important if they are too achieve their aim of qualification and in Gareth Bale they have a player who is more than capable of terrorising the Israel defence. In another game in which both sides will be attacking, BTTS looks a good shout.
- Andorra v Bosnia Herzegovina (3/1 with Sky Bet) – The Andorrans have scored in both of their home matches already in qualifying and we’re backing them to use their artificial pitch to their advantage again against a side who have only picked up two points so far. At 3/1 with Sky Bet, it is a slight risk but has the potential for a big pay out.
Sunday 29th March 2015
- Albania v Armenia (13/10 with Ladbrokes) – These two sides are fairly evenly matched and Albania secured an impressive 1-1 draw with France, whilst Portugal were only able to beat Armenia 1-0. This could be a really tight game and although there won’t be loads of goals we think both sides will hit the back of the net at least once.
- Hungary v Greece (6/5 with BetVictor) – Greece are under new management after their disastrous start to qualifying and that may well lift them a bit. They do have a far better squad on paper than Hungary, but the Hungarians are no pushovers at home and it is unlikely that the new Greek manager, Sergio Markarián, will have been able to sort out their defensive problems.
- Republic of Ireland v Poland (23/20 with Betfair) – Both of these sides have had decent starts to qualifying and this could be a close match at the Aviva Stadium. The Irish defence will have to look out for Robert Lewandowski but in front of their own fans, they will be expecting to beat a side whom were held to a draw by Scotland. Either way, both to score looks a good price the right side of evens.